Author : William Dalrymple
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 37,67 MB
Release : 2004-02
Category : Asia
ISBN : 9780143031079
In Xanadu is, without doubt, one of the best travel books produced in the last 20 years. It is witty and intelligent, brilliantly observed, deftly constructed and extremely entertaining& Dalrymple s gift for transforming ordinary humdrum experience into something extraordinary and timeless suggests that he will go from strength to strength Alexander Maitland, Scotland on Sunday
Author : Simon Callow
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 25,45 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Traces Welles' portentous childhood; his youth in New York, where he worked with director John Houseman; his notorious radio career; and the making of "Citizen Kane."
Author : John Man
Publisher : Random House
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 34,24 MB
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1409045641
**A SOURCE FOR MARCO POLO, A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as The Travels, uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings - 'stately pleasure domes' in Coleridge's dreaming - huge armies and imperial riches. His book shaped the West's understanding of China for hundreds of years. John Man travelled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu, in search of the truth behind Marco's stories; to separate legend from fact. Drawing on his own journey, archaeology and archival study, John Man paints a vivid picture of the man behind the myth and the true story of the great court of Kublai Khan.
Author : Dori Jones Yang
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,90 MB
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0375897275
Athletic and strong willed, Princess Emmajin's determined to do what no woman has done before: become a warrior in the army of her grandfather, the Great Khan Khubilai. In the Mongol world the only way to achieve respect is to show bravery and win glory on the battlefield. The last thing she wants is the distraction of the foreigner Marco Polo, who challenges her beliefs in the gardens of Xanadu. Marco has no skills in the "manly arts" of the Mongols: horse racing, archery, and wrestling. Still, he charms the Khan with his wit and story-telling. Emmajin sees a different Marco as they travel across 13th-century China, hunting 'dragons' and fighting elephant-back warriors. Now she faces a different battle as she struggles with her attraction towards Marco and her incredible goal of winning fame as a soldier.
Author : Samuel Coleridge
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 13,54 MB
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1443442216
Though left uncompleted, “Kubla Khan” is one of the most famous examples of Romantic era poetry. In it, Samuel Coleridge provides a stunning and detailed example of the power of the poet’s imagination through his whimsical description of Xanadu, the capital city of Kublai Khan’s empire. Samuel Coleridge penned “Kubla Khan” after waking up from an opium-induced dream in which he experienced and imagined the realities of the great Mongol ruler’s capital city. Coleridge began writing what he remembered of his dream immediately upon waking from it, and intended to write two to three hundred lines. However, Coleridge was interrupted soon after and, his memory of the dream dimming, was ultimately unable to complete the poem. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Author : John Livingston Lowes
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 47,47 MB
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1400857902
John Livingston Lowes's classic work shows how various images from Coleridge's extensive reading, particularly in travel literature, coalesced to form the imagistic texture of his two most famous poems, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan." Originally published in 1927. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 15,3 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0198712022
Coleridge was one of the Romantic Age's most enigmatic figures and author of some of the most famous poems in the English language. He confided his thoughts and emotions to his notebooks, a selection of which are presented in this text.
Author : Laurence Bergreen
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 50,50 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
In this authoritative biography of one of the most fascinating figures in world history, Marco Polos incredible odyssey--along the Silk Road and through all the fantastic circumstances of his life--is chronicled in sumptuous and illuminating detail. Illustrated.
Author : John Merson
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,52 MB
Release : 1989
Category : China
ISBN : 9780867770957
Traces the differing roads of social and technological change that have been followed in East Asia and the West. Discusses how China and Japan attempted to come to terms with the threat of European imperialism.
Author : Julie Anne Peters
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 21,60 MB
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0316205648
A poignant novel about queer identity from National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters. Mike (real name: Mary Elizabeth) is gay and likes to pump iron, play softball, and fix plumbing. In addition to her identity, Mike is struggling to come to terms with her father's suicide and her mother's detachment from the family. When a glamorous new girl, Xanadu, arrives in Mike's small Kansas town, Mike falls in love at first sight. Xanadu is everything Mike is not: cool, confident, feminine, sexy...and straight. Originally published under the title Far From Xanadu, this heartbreaking yet ultimately hopeful novel will speak to anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone who can't love them back.
